Conservatives in America have a habit of citing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to score a variety of political points. Some have even used his words to undermine antiracist education and critical race theory. In this episode, Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Daily Show writer Randall Otis join host Roy Wood Jr. to discuss how conservatives pervert MLK’s words, why he’s so ... Show More
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Jon Stewart dives into the chaos at the White House Correspondents' Dinner: After a shooter interrupted mentalist Oz Pearlman revealing Karoline Leavitt’s baby name, cabinet members abandoned their wives to rush to safety, Wolf Blitzer reported on the scene without a shoe, and Tr ... Show More
51m 27s
Jan 2019
MLK Day, Drum Major Instinct, Trump, Obama Farewell Speech, Racism, Mentoring, I Have a Dream, Mountain Top, Closing Remarks and more.
Today we honor Dr. Martin Luther King. We give you highlights from his most well known speeches. You will also get highlights from President Barack Obama's farewell address. Along with this, the crew discuss many different topics from racism, mentoring, politics and more. Tod ... Show More
1h 40m
Jan 2022
The Death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
<p>Decades after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a vast swathe of the American public still doesn't buy the government's official conclusion. Why? In today's show, the guys sit down with Bill Klaber, the creator and host of The MLK Tapes, to get a deeper underst ... Show More
1h 2m
Sep 2022
The Power of Black Twitter (feat. Michael Harriot)
From hashtag activism to action offline, Black Twitter has been a vehicle for real change. Host Roy Wood Jr. chats with author of the book, Black AF: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America, Michael Harriot and Professor of Media Studies at Northeastern University, Meredith D. Clark ... Show More
55m 43s
Apr 2021
The Daughters of Malcolm and Martin
<p>Malcolm X and the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/01/14/martin-luther-king-jr-met-malcolm-x-just-once-the-photo-still-haunts-us-with-what-was-lost/" target="_blank">met just one time</a> in life, on March 26, 1964, d ... Show More
30m 6s